Fiddler Theron Hale makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, where he has performed regularly for eight years

Oct 27, 1934

The Grand Ole Opry moves from WSM's Studio C to the Hillsboro Theater in Nashville

Nov 28, 1934

The comedy team of Sarie & Sally appears on WSM Radio for the first time. Within weeks, they are regular members of the station's Grand Ole Opry lineup

Jan 16, 1935

Nashville's Francis Craig leads his orchestra at the inaugural ball for Tennessee governor Hill McAlister. Craig goes on to write and record the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a 1977 country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette

Jan 26, 1935

The comedy duo Sarie & Sally makes its Grand Ole Opry debut

Feb 2, 1935

The Missouri Mountaineers, led by guitarist Jack Shook, make their Grand Ole Opry debut. The band is a regular on the Opry for nearly five years. Shook goes on to play on recordings by Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold and Faron Young

Jun 9, 1935

Guitarist Jimmy "Spider" Wilson is born in Nashville. He becomes a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band and plays on Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," Ray Price's "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" and Faron Young's "Sweet Dreams"

May 30, 1936

Following a two-year stay with the program, the blackface comedy duo Lasses & Honey makes its final Grand Ole Opry appearance

Jun 12, 1936

Dr. Humphrey Bate dies of a heart ailment. Bate's band, The Possum Hunters, was the first to play country music on WSM Radio, which would launch the Grand Ole Opry. The Possum Hunters were a component of the Opry for its first 10 years

Jun 13, 1936

The Dixie Tabernacle becomes the home of the Grand Ole Opry, seating 3,500. The Opry remains there for the next three years. Pee Wee King and Roy Acuff both make their first Opry appearances at the venue

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